Where does “הגאון מווילנה” come from?

הגאון מווילנה (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew הַ־ — the; he who.

הגאון מווילנה (Hebrew): the Vilna Gaon

Definitions

  1. the Vilna Gaon

Ancestry of “הגאון מווילנה”, step by step

הגאון מווילנה traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew הַ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewהַ־the; he who

via Hebrew גָּאוֹן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewגָּאוֹןgrandeur, majesty, genius; Gaon

via Hebrew מִ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמִ־from
Every word from Hebrew הַ־